Columns

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Jaded.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio do you find the least believable?

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Over the course of several years working in this industry, I have grown more willing to believe some studios and less willing to believe...
You are not the real thing.

Betawatch: Pantheon discusses the building blocks of crafting

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So if you're curious about crafting in Pantheon, the latest dispatch from the development team is all about building blocks. No, not that... the crafting...
Blue-green complement!

Massively Overthinking: The WoW Dragonflight and Wrath Classic roundtable

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So this week's Massively Overthinking is going to cautiously stick a paw into the beehive of World of Warcraft, thanks to the reveal of...
Weedle whee.

Perfect Ten: The 10 stages of the MMO launch journey, from announcement to release

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One of the aspects that I love about MMOs is just how dang fun the build-up to launch can be. I know this period...

Tamriel Infinium: A look back at Elder Scrolls Online’s Blackwood

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Now that we're firmly entrenched in the year of High Isle and the legacy of the Bretons, it almost seems archaic to jump back...

Stick and Rudder: Using No Man’s Sky Outlaws as a way to fill the space sandbox void

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Hello Games just keeps on proving itself over and over again. That's been the overall reaction whenever No Man's Sky makes an update from...

Massively on the Go: Pikmin Bloom hasn’t improved six months after release

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I was recently looking at an article claiming that Pikmin Bloom remains great six months after release and found I couldn't agree less. While I'm admittedly...

Fight or Kite: World Wide Hack is a terminal simulation for hacking the planet

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I’ve always been somewhat enamored with the concept of hacking. For a bit of a layman in terms of that world, the idea of...

First impressions of Lost Ark’s new Battle for the Throne of Chaos update

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While I have to admit that my playtime in Lost Ark has waned a bit in light of a bunch of other games capturing...
Just absolute galaxy brain

WoW Factor: Good job torching Wrath of the Lich King Classic, my dudes!

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All right, this is... actually just hilarious to me. Like, seriously, I caught this particular detail after I'd already finished writing my initial reaction...
Ever onward.

The Daily Grind: How do you prepare for major MMO updates?

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Big updates! They're big (yeah, yeah, yeah)! They're not small (no, no, no)! They mean things are going to be changing in your MMO...
SUUUUUUUUURGE

WoW Factor: Initial thoughts on the World of Warcraft Dragonflight reveal

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First things first, I want to clarify something: This is being dubbed an early response to World of Warcraft: Dragonflight because... well, it's a new...

Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s restored Living World S1E1 Flame and Frost

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Where were you nine years ago? I don't know about you, but my life looked very different in 2013 when Guild Wars 2 first...
Sigh.

Wisdom of Nym: Why can’t Final Fantasy XIV solve its housing problem?

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Here is a column topic that I am tired of writing about. But once again, it is necessary. So Final Fantasy XIV had its first...
A new road has begun.

Global Chat: Is FFXIV the perfect solo MMORPG?

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Kicking off this week's roundup of MMO blog posts, we'll hop over to Dragonchasers where Pete is ecstatic to share the revelation that Final...
Trying to find a hammer.

Wisdom of Nym: First impressions of Final Fantasy XIV Newfound Adventure’s content

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I'm not going to lie: I don't like having to wait for my tribal quests. I recognize that might seem more than a little...
Try and continue.

The Daily Grind: When your MMO releases new content, do you try it even if it’s not your normal playstyle?

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There were a lot of people trying PvP in Final Fantasy XIV for the first time on April 12th. I say this not as...

LOTRO Legendarium: Why Lord of the Rings Online’s world feels different from all other MMOs

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I truly wish I remember the name of the gaming magazine that I picked up in early 2007, but such details escape me. What...
Let's prosper.

Betawatch: Prosperous Universe gets a launch date from early access

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There's no need to mince words here: We are always happy when a game moves out of early access into actual launch. Often "early...

Massively on the Go: Niantic’s Peridot may be cause for Pokemon GO alarm

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Earlier this week, Niantic announced its next location-based game coming to some countries later this month: Peridot. It's about finding and raising virtual pets...

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